Tool Populate Polygons with Points
For each selected polygon of the input layer or for all polygons, if none is selected, a multi-point record is created with evenly distributed points trying to meet the specified number of points per polygon.
- Author: V.Olaya (c) 2004, O.Conrad (c) 2018
- Menu: Shapes|Points
Parameters
| Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Polygons | Shapes, input | POLYGONS | - | - |
| Output | Points | Shapes, output | POINTS | - | - |
| Options | Number of Points (*) | Table field | NUMFIELD | Desired number of points per polygon. | - |
| Number of Points | Integer | NUMPOINTS | Desired number of points per polygon. | Minimum: 1 Default: 100 | |
| Maximum Iterations | Integer | MAXITER | - | Minimum: 1 Default: 30 | |
| (*) optional | |||||
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd shapes_points 4 [-POLYGONS <str>] [-POINTS <str>] [-NUMFIELD <str>] [-NUMPOINTS <num>] [-MAXITER <num>] -POLYGONS:<str> Polygons Shapes, input -POINTS:<str> Points Shapes, output -NUMFIELD:<str> Number of Points Table field -NUMPOINTS:<num> Number of Points Integer Minimum: 1 Default: 100 -MAXITER:<num> Maximum Iterations Integer Minimum: 1 Default: 30